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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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